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Since this topic seems to come up every once in a while, I decided to start my own thread.
I'm a Spanish major with a minor in international studies, so I'm taking:
English 290 - language study Political Science 335 - Global Resources Politics Political Science 476 - International Political Economy Spanish 270 - Latin American Culture Spanish 352 (language class)
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Educational Foundations/Philosophical and Historical - bleh World Lit survey - bleh Newswriting - bleh African-American lit - could be good, depends on the prof. Health and Fitness for teachers - silly requirement British Romantic poetry - online team-taught with a professor at the University of Helsinki and a mixture of Alabama and Finnish students. Looking forward to it.
This is my last semester of silly lower level requirements, after this it will all be upper level English and professional education courses. Counting this one, I have three semesters of coursework left.
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quote:Originally posted by Belle: African-American lit - could be good, depends on the prof.
Could be very good. I think African American literature accounts for most of the best literature written in the last fifty years. As a community, African-Americans haven't given up on the power of narrative form to tell worthwhile stories. At a certain level, neither has anybody else, but I found that at the academic level (what OSC likes to call LiFi) the charge tended to be true of most other modern (i.e., postmodern) fiction. Minorities as a whole (including, in academic literary settings, southerners) still have a lot of stories to tell, and still want to tell them. Southern fiction and African American fiction were my two favorite "genres" of literary fiction.
I think the course could be good as long as the professor (or your classmates) doesn't decide to use the platform to try to browbeat you into feeling sorry you're white, but just sticks to focusing on the power and the beauty of the works themselves. I'd be interested to know what you're reading for the class.
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quote: Health and Fitness for teachers - [Roll Eyes] silly requirement
I can't tell (even with the smilie) if you are being sarcastic or not, Belle. I would think that knowing how to stay healthy and fit would be very valuable tool for teachers, especially when they are trying to deal with the stresses associated with such a profession. I can't count how many of my teachers were overweight and I know my dad (secondary ed teacher) works with many obese teachers. They even have a weight loss contest going on to encourage fitness.
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Of course, maybe I don't know what the class actually is teaching, is it to keep the children fit and healthy?
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I am going to be a first year sophomore, and I am a philosophy major (and likely going to minor in classics). Registration starts the 2nd, and I am hoping for:
Anth101 Human Bio-Cultural Origin Psy101 Introductory Psychology Phil110 Critical Thinking & Comp PolS102 Intro Am&Calif Govt&Polit CCS111A Oral Communication (Chicano)
I also wanted to take the Bible as lit, but I heard that the teacher is a pretentious jerk.
Oh, and I am not Chicano, it is just an easy A class.
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I'm not entirely sure. I was going to be taking:
Sr. Seminar: Early Empires French 2 Multicultural Film The History of Modern India
I don't have very many classes left at all, and I would be graduating this next semester if I hadn't procrastinated on my language requirement. And this schedule puts me on track to graduate next fall with a History major and English minor. But, I think I might switch up this schedule because ...
I was recruited by a history professor to take his Sr. Seminar next fall so we could work together to expand a paper I wrote in his class this semester. and ... I'm thinking about minoring in Linguistics as well as English. It would likely take another semester, so then I would graduate after next spring. So that would probably really change my class schedule. If I can make it work during drop/add, I'll try to pull off a few linguistics classes and Modern India and French, putting off my Sr. Seminar. Weeeeel see though.
So that was long winded. Short answer: I never know. Drop/Add is the most exciting time of the year for me because I almost always completely change my schedule. It starts the ... 5th maybe? I'm not sure. I'll let you know then.
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Pearce! I haven't talked to you in forever. I should get on AIM I suppose ... We need to catch up.
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I forget most of my numbers and I'm too lazy to look them up, so you only get the basic descriptions:
Latin 20something - Cicero Greek 301? - The Greeks' Persians CLST 321? - Ancient Economy
I'm just excited because if everything goes right, this is my second-to-last semester ever taking classes. Posts: 3932 | Registered: Sep 1999
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My school does this weird thing where January is just a single class and the second semester doesn't actually start until February.
So for January I've got COM1023: Public Speaking. I've got the easy prof, so I'll be fine. I'm just not a fan of formal speeches. Then the actual semester I've got CHE1043 General Chemistry II with Laboratory EDU2072 Fundamentals of Planning and Instruction with Laboratory ESS1044 Astronomy with Laboratory PHY2024 General Physics II with Laboratory
wow..... I've got a lab for every class...... that sucks....
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haha. im going into my last semester and all my classes were dropped because of some $10 fine i hadnt paid. i cant believe it. my parents are really mad at me for this one. i still have all the CRN's for the classes and am going to try and get back into them first thing on the 2nd.
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This is my last semester and here is what I have:
Senior Semeniar in Religion New Testament Photography Literature of the American South (though I may drop it)
Then we have a month long semester in May where I will be traveling to Israel and Egypt in a course titled "Journey through the Bible."
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Spanish 3100 (Literature) French 1001 (introduction) Italian 1001 (introduction) Drama 2020 (acting for non-majors) Poli Sci 1101 (American government)
The first three are for my romance languages major; the fourth is just something fun for me. The fifth is required by the state of Georgia. I hate these big lecture hall intro classes, but I guess I don't really have a choice until I get these state requirements out of the way. It seems silly--I've yet to feel like I'm doing anything more than wasting my tuition money in the state-mandated classes.
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Physics 161 (the honors version) Chem 105 Math 245 (titled something like "math and physics for engineers) Biblical Protagonists Through an Ancient Lens (only taking this because I know a couple other people who also signed up for it) Engineering Honors Colloquium
Yay for math and science!
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I'm not actually registered or anything, but I've been wanting to go back to college. What I really want to do is take the graphics or web technology program, but that's full-time and I work full-time - mostly in the evenings. The hours don't intersect for the most part, but I don't think I could handle that much school and full-time work.
However, I might get my feet wet with an art class. I've been seeing ads for art classes when I work on pages (I'm a paginator/copy editor at the local paper) and I find myself thinking about that - a lot.
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rivka: It's not just a matter of money and time - it's also overcoming my ingrained sense that I'm not artistic - something I convinced myself of way back in elementary school.
But, if I take the drawing class, for example, it can only help with the graphics program.
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I'm guessing that most starting-level art classes will have other people who are less than secure about being artistic. Becoming more comfortable is likely to be a nice side effect of taking the class, neh?
As for it only helping with one of the two options, that may be. But it's one class. What is the worse thing that could happen?
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HIST/2206 Origins of Great Traditions HIST/2270 Introduction to Themes in Hist HIST/3305 The World Since 1945 SPAN/1001 Introduction to Spanish I
I'm going to try to get in HIST 4451 - Civil War & Reconstruction during Late Registration. It's only a little over half full so as long as I'm quick about it I should be alright. I'm either going to drop Spanish or try to move it to a better time. As my schedule is, I have way too much time between my MW classes.
Taking Spanish over summer is always an option since I have had it before and I really enjoyed my summer class last year.
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I had to put up with that question a lot, as a lit. major.
I get it all the time as well. It's stopped phasing me so much, but it always - always - comes. And really, it's not that question that's mean - it's when the guy at Customs in Ireland laughs in your face when you tell him you study ancient Greek that it gets mean.
Eventually, I'd like to be a college professor. But there are lots more steps before that happens.
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quote:wow..... I've got a lab for every class...... that sucks....
Yuck. Labs always mean a lot of typing.
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Laboratory Introduction to Embedded Control Thermal and Fluids Engineering Dynamic Systems for Biomedical Engineers Organic Chemistry II Organic Chemistry Lab II Writing for Classroom and Career
I'm dropping one of the first two, depending on concentration.
quote:I think the course could be good as long as the professor (or your classmates) doesn't decide to use the platform to try to browbeat you into feeling sorry you're white, but just sticks to focusing on the power and the beauty of the works themselves. I'd be interested to know what you're reading for the class.
And you have hit upon the problem. As I understand it, much of the class is indeed focused on browbeating. But, I'm trying to keep an open mind. I also heard that Shakespeare was nearly impossible to pass and a ridiculous course and I loved it and got an A. Hopefully this will be a good experience too. I agree with you that African American lit is wonderful - but I've already read much of it in American lit, all my American lit classes covered great African American authors so I hope I don't just duplicate what I've already covered.
quote:I can't tell (even with the smilie) if you are being sarcastic or not, Belle. I would think that knowing how to stay healthy and fit would be very valuable tool for teachers, especially when they are trying to deal with the stresses associated with such a profession. I can't count how many of my teachers were overweight and I know my dad (secondary ed teacher) works with many obese teachers. They even have a weight loss contest going on to encourage fitness.
The smilie is for several reasons. One, I already know the value of fitness, hence my struggle to get in shape since finishing chemo, I've lost a good deal of weight and now am able to go strong for an hour of cardio several times a week. I also lift weights, though not as regularly as I should. So, I don't think I need the class.
The second reason is its an online course and we don't have to participate in any actual physical activity for it - there's a fitness test once a semester but it's optional. So, I don't think the class is really all that effective at encouraging fitness. In my opinion, you can tell people all day long the benefits of exercise but they'll never realize it for themselves until they get out there and put some pavement under their feet and actually START exercising. So, if the class met weekly at the gym and we actually exercised, I'd be all for it. Instead, we sit on our butts in front of the computer.
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I'm in favor of most online classes. But an online fitness class? That's almost as ridiculous as an online cooking class. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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Hybrid classes are different that purely online classes (and I would call that a hybrid). They are often the best of both worlds.
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Carrie, I promise I didn't ask in order to sneer at your major. I asked because it's a very academic major, and so I was intrigued by the notion that you'd never be taking another class, since in the academic world, you generally have to continue your education. I won't have taken my last class until I'm close to retirement. I assume you're finishing up your Ph.D.? Is postdoctoral coursework not common in your field?
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quote:Originally posted by Icarus:
quote:Originally posted by Phanto: Mean question
I had to put up with that question a lot, as a lit. major.
Lit major? How'd you end up teaching math?
Two majors. Two minors. Grad school was actually in literature, not math. Although I keep thinking I should go back and pick up a master's in math education.
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Electives were something I heard about but never saw for myself.
It's just as well, though, because the classes I would have chosen if I could have were mostly the ones I took anyway. Posts: 13680 | Registered: Mar 2002
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quote:Originally posted by Icarus: Electives were something I heard about but never saw for myself.
I had exactly one elective. I took Sociology. Or was it the class on our solar system? One of those was my last GE (core requirement), and one was my one elective. I can't even remember which was which now. They were both a lot of fun. Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003
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Ah! Technically, the two classes I took when I was planning on an English minor were electives in the end. And maybe one other upper division English class.
But my major was one of the most course-heavy, and had precious little overlap with the GEs.
Edit: I just looked at the current description of my major, and in addition to changing some of the course numbering (which I knew), they have removed several requirements. (I had to take 5 quarters of calculus, not 4. 5 of physics too. And two p-chem courses that are no longer required.)
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I could swear there's already been a thread about next semester's classes, but I'm taking:
PY346 - Electricity and Magnetism MA202 - Calculus III MC306 - Theory of Computation CS323 - Software Design
It's only 14 credits, I shaved off another 4 credit class cause I didn't think I could deal with yet another 18 credit semester. We'll see how it goes. Theory of Computation is going to kick my butt, and Electricity and Magnetism is no cake walk.
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Mostly general education requirements--which I shouldn't have to be taking still, as I'm in my second semester of my sophomore year--but the fact remains.
LIB 120--America and the Enlightenment LIB 130--Classics of Western Literature ART 215--Art History: Renaissance to Modern ENG 420R--Advanced Creative Writing
Possibly ART 210--still deciding on whether or not to declare an Art Minor in addition to my English Major.
**Edit**: Dropped SPN 102. I've decided not to study foreign languages until after my mission, and then I'll probably attack German or something that I'd be studying voluntarily.
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LSPA 400 Advanced Spanish LSPA 335 Issues in Hispanic Culture JTC 345 Advanced Video Editing JTC 433 Advanced News Production
Kelly, if you are a Spanish Major, I strongly urge you to do a semester in a Spanish-speaking country. You can do one in Mexico (I recommend Guadalajara) for not much more money than it would cost you other wise. You will learn more in one semster than you will in 4 years of classes.
This is assuming that you haven't done it already.
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BLIT 250: Biblical Hermeneutics PHIL 202: Intro to Philosophy PSYC 346: Cognitive Psychology PSYC 362: Psychological Testing HONR 150: Human Disciplines FINA 101: Into to Fine Arts PHED 090: Wellness/Fitness Lab
I'm a Biblical Studies and a Psychology major. Fine Arts is the only Gen Ed I have to take in college (I took a lot of Dual Enrollment in High School and clepped out of a lot of stuff. As a second semester freshman I have 46 hours already)
I'm looking forward to hermeneutics- it'll be really interesting but I've heard it's a tough class. Philosophy I'm taking with a prof I had last semester who uses a lot of open discussion in class.
I'm looking forward to it.
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krynn: Nice courses! I wish my lame "top 20" school had anything like that amount of business courses.
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